I was working on dinner last night and went to the living room to check on the cat. Just as I got there, the doorbell rang and – because it’s a horrible noise and I was right there – I quickly opened the door. This startled the guy at the door from one of the energy companies and he said so. He wanted to see a copy of my gas bill so he could show me how to save money. I told him that it wasn’t a good time and that I was in the middle of fixing dinner. He said it would only take a few minutes and at that point Thunder(cat) got to the threshold for the open doorway. I shoved the cat back in the house and asked the guy if the guy had any literature he could leave with me. He reluctantly parted with a flyer and made another bid for my time. I politely, but firmly, told him that I don’t make decisions about utilities without doing some research first.<\/p>\n
Finally got him on his way and I got back to my dinner. When I looked up the rates, his company was higher – though I’m guessing he was going to make a big deal out of locking in that rate for 3 years and being safe from price fluctuations. Err… not convinced.<\/p>\n
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Later that evening I was playing a game when my phone freaked out with a tornado warning. I shut down the computer, closed the windows, grabbed a flashlight, book, and the cat – and headed to the basement.<\/p>\n
I read my book and kept up with the weather reports on my phone. When the rain started to really kick in, I crated the cat and tucked him under the foos-ball table. It was really intense and I started to get a little worried. The rain eventually died down a bit and then the next problem started.<\/p>\n
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I heard the water before I saw it – the interior wall of my basement bathroom started to gush water. I used a dust pan and a bucket to try and contain some of it and alternated with a shop-vac. I think I cleared about 20-25 gallons of water before it started to subside. It was 11 o’clock before I called it a night.<\/p>\n
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I was up early this morning to check on things and the basement is in good shape. I’ll need to do some cleaning, but it’s no longer flooded.<\/p>\n
So, work to do when I get home, but not a disaster.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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